1990 ICS Niagara Conference, Creation Waits, Report by Reinder J. Klein: Events for the whole family tend to be a little chaotic; everyone is encouraged to get into the act, and sometimes some do, and sometimes all do. That means children may cry at functions where otherwise no infant would have been,

1990 ICS Niagara Conference Workshop: “The spirituality of Creation“ (James Olthuis): In his workshop, James Olthuis challenged conference participants to "explore what spirituality has to do with trees, rocks, water, animals and all other creatures in Cod's family." Drawing heavily on Romans 8, Olthuis extended traditional theological interpre-tations of love,

1990 ICS Niagara Conference Keynote: “Four Ways of Thinking About Living on the Earth“ (Dr. Lorne Wilkinson): Dr. Lorne Wilkinson of Vancouver's Regent College, the main speaker at this conference, explained that things around us have value because they were created! They are valuable because God made them and delights

1990 ICS Niagara Conference Workshop: “The Bible’s Holistic Life-Affirming Vision“ (Rev. Jake Binnema): In his presentation, Rev. Jake Binnema developed an interesting contrast. The free enterprise ethic of Adam Smith, he said, simplified as "look after yourself, and the rest of society will prosper accordingly," forms a striking counterpoint to

Kid Stuff report by Gayla Postma: The 1990 ICS Niagara Family Conference was for the whole family, including the kids. With workshops, outings and sporting events, there was little time for the younger ones to be bored.

1990 ICS Niagara Conference Workshop: “Drama for Teens“ (Joe Abbey-Colborne) report by Sarah Posthumus: Finally, after 300 years, drama is returning to our churches. In a workshop entitled "Drama for Teens" Joe Abbey-Colborne of Brookstone Performing Arts helped some of our youth to understand the fundamentals of drama, and how

1990 ICS Niagara Conference Conference camping report by Sharon VanderKruk: I jammed the usual camping necessities into my suitcase, grabbed a sleeping bag, tent, a cooler full of food, and PLENTY of raingear. I was ready to conquer yet another funfilled weekend at the ICS conference. This August week-end is not